The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
ness and to the protection of their wives and
children, as in the past.
SENATOR ]. B. Eusrls.
An Answer to the Charge of Personalisn
in Government,

An Answer to the Charge of ~Personalism
in Government.
Senator James B. Eustis was the next
speaker. He fully and ably discussed the DO
litical topics of the day.
In the course of his address he said if
Messrs. Nichols, Moneure, Cunningham,
Jeffries, and others, had been suggested az
candidates, he would not have raised his voice
70 speak for any of them. But now we see
that III advance of any Democratic conyen-
tloi, a campaign had been inaugurated to
alLfost lmperil the Democratic party itself.
Why IS SO much p~ersonalism INDUCED in +?
ny IL IT that certain individuals are telling
the people that we need some special savior
10 save uB-trom what? What is the griev-
Democratic administra il" which was placed
10 power by an overwhelming majority? II
Tear that those people have more heed for
their personal interests than the interests of
LOUISIANA and the Democratic party" he
said. He went back to the period of 1884
and the bitter contest against Gov. McEnery,
and told how he was traduced. vilitied and
bounded about.
He spoke of the false impressions created
abroad against the Governor. In 1884, after
this campaign had been conducted by 70
much yllification, the verdict of the Demo
cratic convention was his nomination for
Governor, and since then the reform party
has gone to work trying to poison the public
mlnd against the administration,
he next gave the history of the canvass OF
1884. Ten months in advance of any con-
Venaon the 'reformers' had gone into every
parish and denounced the administration OF
Gov. McEnery.
Look at the great development which
ewalts yqn, he said. Every official act oi
welfare of Louisiana. Point your finger to
anything that he has done for which he haf
to apologize
He next explained what is meant by
Personal GOVERNMENT.
which is where the Executive tries to usurr
the functions II powers of the Legislature.
That q King can do, but it is impossible un-
der our constitution. He can't dominate OF
influence the legislative body. He can't give
an office to a member Of the legislature.
heinous, and that is the complaint of the
always be pursued, and if Gov. Nichols il
elected and appoints, his friends there will be
What do they want? They say they want nc
| Office: they want reform. Ii it can be shown
to me that Gov. McEnery has been recreani
or has defaulted then l will be an anti-Mc
Gov. McEnery has been tried, not in
times when anyone could be a hero, but il
the dark times from 1868 10 1878, when we
were battling, When men had to encounter
white Democratic power He was there
when You needed him. He put on his armoul
and aided the true Democracy of Louisiana,
which has redeemed this State from Radica
rule and domination.
why is tiff Gov. McEnery has been Sc
unsatisfactory and unpopulaT-Ehy is It tina
you cannot have Cunningham and Jeffries,
or others? They are told You can't be aspi
rants for the nomination: there is only on.
man that can beat McEnery, and that mar il
Francis r. Nicholas"
The speaker expressed high regard fol
Gen. Nichols. He feared that he had neve.
grasped the great problem OF the race ques
ton. He
BELIEVES IN CONSERVATISM.
Mr.. Eustis feared any experiment at thi
critical lnoment. The State has a whit
mans government. He appealed to them I,
be cautious how they played with the terrible
problem. Nichols and McIEnery will sooi
retire from the political field. You an;
white mans government and civilization.